Tweets That Capture the Essence of Living with a 4-Year-Old

Social media may be the place to paint a perfect picture of your life, but sometimes you simply have to share the struggles as well.

This is especially true for parents. As much as they love sharing the most angelic moments of their kids’ lives, they don’t shy away from posting something cringy or embarrassing that’s happened. Especially if it’s hilarious at the same time.

Below are some of the best situations parents of 4-year-olds have encountered and shared with the world on Twitter. They sum up the reality of a life with a toddler pretty well, in case you were wondering what it was like to have one.

Enjoy!

4yo: Can you read me one more book?

Me: No kiddo, it's time for bed.

4yo: But I'm a curious woman. And reading books helps me learn things and be smarter. Don't you want me to learn things and be smarter?

Every morning my 4yo tells me it’s a “blank day” because nothing good or bad has happened yet. At night, if anything remotely negative happened, she pretends to throw the memory into a garbage can to make room for more good memories.

Me: Audrey, what do you want to be when you grow up?Audrey (4yo): A music player, just like you!Me: Yay!Audrey: And I can play in your band!Me: Yes please!Audrey: And then when you die, I can take your place!Me: …

Audrey (4yo) and I saw a big rainbow flag while in West Hollywood today.

Audrey: Daddy, what’s that?Me: A rainbow flag. It reminds us that there are lots of different kinds of people in the world & that we should love everyone.Audrey: Well I already love everyone, so I WIN.